Song:Shake You Down
Album:The Glory Of Love: Sweet & Soulful Love Songs '80s
Shake You Down was a monster hit in 1987 for Gregory Abbott. So what happened to him? Not much. He stumbled into a recording contract with Columbia and after two albums, he seems to have disappeared. He was born Apr. 2, 1954 in New York City. His dad was from Antigua and his mom was from Venezuela. He was married to Freda Payne in the 70s and taught English at Berkeley. He decided to pursue a music career in the mid-80s. He sang a duet with Whitney Houston and produced an album for the R & B group EQ. So he wrote and recorded a demo of Shake You Down and some of the musicians told music exec Charles Koppleman about it and he got Abbott a contract with Columbia. Shake You Down topped the charts worldwide and is considered a soul classic today. He only recorded two albums for Columbia. You can get Shake You Down on this Hip-O various artists comp. I think the song was a fluke. Maybe Abbott isn't that good. He also wrote the 1992 Jennifer Warnes hit Rock You Gently. He continues to write songs and has recorded occasionally but not for any major labels. Apparently, he's currently working on a new CD. According to his website, he has appeared on the daytime soap All My Children. Not everyone who has a #1 hit is a great artist with a lasting legacy. Gregory Abbott is a good example of that. Here's the video for Shake You Down by Gregory Abbott.
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